Buffer overflow in Digium Asterisk
CVE-2016-9937
An issue was discovered in Asterisk Open Source 13.12.x and 13.13.x before 13.13.1 and 14.x before 14.2.1. If an SDP offer or answer is received with the Opus codec and with the format parameters separated using a space the code responsibl…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Digium Asterisk — versions 13.12, 13.13, 14.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 94792 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 1037407 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9937?
- CVE-2016-9937 is a high-severity vulnerability in Digium Asterisk, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9937?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9937 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.